くち
口
ど
止
　
め

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. forbidding mentioning (something to others), imposing silence (on), ordering (someone) to keep quiet, muzzling (someone), gagging, hushing up.

noun

Abbreviation.
  1. hush money.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
くち
口
ど
止
　
め
 口止め くちどめ ✔
くち
口
　
ど
　
め
 口どめ くちどめ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)